Chris Osborn
Founder & Principal
Credentials
- North Carolina Bar
Admitted in 1995 - University of Virginia
School of Law
Class of 1995, J.D. - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Class of 1992, B.A. with highest distinction
Professional Memberships and Organizations
Chris Osborn uses his extensive training as a mediator and trained collaborative lawyer to help separating and divorcing couples, deadlocked businesses, and families with inheritance disputes find practical, cost-effective solutions to complex legal problems.
In his 25+ years of practice, including 11 years as an associate and shareholder with Horack Talley in Charlotte, Chris has helped clients reach amicable resolutions in hundreds of disputes, involving complex legal issues and interpersonal dynamics, in the areas of separation and divorce, construction law, business breakups, and inheritance disputes.
Chris was certified by the N.C. Dispute Resolution Commission as a Superior Court mediator in 2009, and completed the required 16 hour Collaborative Law Practice training in 2016. In 2021, he was also certified by the N.C. Dispute Resolution Commission as a Family Financial Settlement Mediator.
From 2012-2015, Chris was an Assistant Professor at the Charlotte School of Law, where he taught “Interviewing, Client Counseling, and Negotiations,” along with first year classes in Contracts and Civil Procedure.
Chris is also the co-founder of ReelTime CLE (www.reeltimecle.com), an internationally-renowned provider of dynamic, interactive CLE workshops, conferences, law firm retreats, and professional development training programs, as well as lawyer coaching services.
Practice Areas
- Collaborative Family Law (a/k/a “Collaborative Divorce”)
- Family Financial and Custody Mediation
- Mediation of N.C. Superior Court and federal court cases and disputes involving a wide range of civil matters, including (but not limited to):
- Construction and Real Estate Disputes
- Business Breakup and Shareholder Ownership and Control Disputes
- Employment Discrimination Claims
- Non-compete agreements, non-solicitation agreements, and trade secrets - Contested Estates, Will Caveats, and Fiduciary Disputes
- Collaborative Law for Civil Matters (including all types of cases under Mediation, above)
Credentials
- North Carolina Bar
Admitted in 1995 - University of Virginia
School of Law
Class of 1995, J.D. - University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Class of 1992, B.A. with highest distinction